102
102
tv
eye 102
favorite 0
quote 0
nation's debt ceiling, is there another way to either raise the debt ceiling or keep paying the nation's bills? back in 2011, the former president bill clinton suggested the 14th amendment to the constitution potentially could be used to avoid a government default and here is why. part of the amendment says this. i'm quoting. the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. back in 2011, the white house rejected the idea of using that 14th amendment to take action on its own, but this time, it doesn't appear -- maybe not completely to be ruling it out, although some officials say the president has no intention of doing so. some members of the senate, including the senate finance committee chairman, max balkas sa needs to be taken into koorgs. jeffrey toobin, what do you say is in the 14th amendment could it in an emergency be used by the president to zi go aheraise financial obligations without a formal vote in the senate or the house? >> wolf, this is one of the paradoxes of the constitution. article one of the constitution very clearly says it's up to congress to borrow mo
nation's debt ceiling, is there another way to either raise the debt ceiling or keep paying the nation's bills? back in 2011, the former president bill clinton suggested the 14th amendment to the constitution potentially could be used to avoid a government default and here is why. part of the amendment says this. i'm quoting. the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. back in 2011, the white house rejected the idea of using that 14th amendment to take action on its own, but...
119
119
Oct 6, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 119
favorite 0
quote 0
to use the debt ceiling to default because he didn't want to raise the debt ceiling. you would think someone who made such a gross error in 2006 would sit down and negotiate, and the purpose is get more money and break the republicans. >> so is it on the democratic side? >> look, the whole problem with this is, i think, goes back to the 41 votes to repeal obama care. the republicans have had a recession with repeeling it, or at least an element within the republican party. we're now seeing that. that's how the shutdown crisis stts, with them wanting to defund, end obama care and get rid of it. that's why it's so hard for them to say they aren't responsible for the shutdown, and regardless of what negotiations there are or not, in the wake of all that momentum on obama care and republicans trying to stop it, they could turn into the grand oo party, obstruction and obsession with obama care, and that leads to fiscal assault. that could abe a problem. >> george, i want to bring you in, we have a little time left. there's been talk that the president and senate democrats,
to use the debt ceiling to default because he didn't want to raise the debt ceiling. you would think someone who made such a gross error in 2006 would sit down and negotiate, and the purpose is get more money and break the republicans. >> so is it on the democratic side? >> look, the whole problem with this is, i think, goes back to the 41 votes to repeal obama care. the republicans have had a recession with repeeling it, or at least an element within the republican party. we're now...
129
129
Oct 9, 2013
10/13
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
debt ceiling. but he may have provide aid small opening to get ideal done. new focus on safety standards in bangladesh after a fire kills 10 people at a crowded garment factory. and just weeks after swimming from cuba to florida, diana identify ahead takenyadtakes ong challenge to benefits the victims of hurricane sandy. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy. it is considered one of the most influential jobs in the world. on wednesday, president obama is expecting to no, ma'am made januarjanet yellen to prelace bn bernanke as head of the federal reserve. yellen is taking over at a pivotal time for the economy mad the banking industry. kimberly reports. >> reporter: running the central banking system in the united states is one of the most powerful jobs in the world. and the person in charge can directly affect the wallets of every american and the global economy. >> good afternoon. >> reporter: the fed chief is, s the chair is sometimes called sets the price of borrowing money
debt ceiling. but he may have provide aid small opening to get ideal done. new focus on safety standards in bangladesh after a fire kills 10 people at a crowded garment factory. and just weeks after swimming from cuba to florida, diana identify ahead takenyadtakes ong challenge to benefits the victims of hurricane sandy. ♪ ♪ >> welcome to al jazerra america, i am stephanie sy. it is considered one of the most influential jobs in the world. on wednesday, president obama is expecting to...
105
105
Oct 9, 2013
10/13
by
WTTG
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
you do need to raise the debt ceiling. the president is not going to budge on obama care and nor should he. he said that he will negotiate on all of these things once the threat of the default is off the table and un fofortunately i do think it's going to happen and the shut down will happen until then and then we'll see what happens but the president did indicate he would sign a short-term resolution to keep the government open. maybe republicans will i agree and we can negotiate. >> how can this work if we keep kicking the can down the road. >> we're sick of it no question about it. it does give time for negotiations. right now there aren't any negotiations so if they would sit down and get some we're not going to be able to negotiate on what the republicans want in terms of delaying obama care. >> you'll be forced into it. obama will become desperate. >> that's not correct, jack. >> i don't mind the government being shut down because it's enforcing fiscal discipline on the system. this sis the only way to enforc fiscal
you do need to raise the debt ceiling. the president is not going to budge on obama care and nor should he. he said that he will negotiate on all of these things once the threat of the default is off the table and un fofortunately i do think it's going to happen and the shut down will happen until then and then we'll see what happens but the president did indicate he would sign a short-term resolution to keep the government open. maybe republicans will i agree and we can negotiate. >> how...
153
153
Oct 9, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 153
favorite 0
quote 0
we can't keep piling on new debt and raise the debt ceiling is bad. the only way we support raising the debt ceiling is significant reform to spending, significant reform to the budget. bill: you're saying republicans are united? no breaks in the ranks. >> yeah. i think you will find that we're very united that raising the debt ceiling without any kind of structural reform, any budgetary reform without any kind of concern for all the debt that president obama is adding to the country i don't think it is going to happen. bill: rand paul, senator, thank you for your time. >> thank you. bill: republican from kentucky on the hill with us. martha. martha: talk about breaking news. things can get pretty crazy behind the scenes here, but nothing like this control room. how this tv studio went up in flames. but this was no electrical fire. >> holy cow. martha: oh, my. we'll tell you what happened there. bill: also an off-duty police officer is now under arrest after this biker beatdown. what may be one of new york's finest playing out on his worst day. bill:
we can't keep piling on new debt and raise the debt ceiling is bad. the only way we support raising the debt ceiling is significant reform to spending, significant reform to the budget. bill: you're saying republicans are united? no breaks in the ranks. >> yeah. i think you will find that we're very united that raising the debt ceiling without any kind of structural reform, any budgetary reform without any kind of concern for all the debt that president obama is adding to the country i...
149
149
Oct 6, 2013
10/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 149
favorite 0
quote 0
congress must raise the debt ceiling in less than two weeks, or for the first time in our history, the country goes into default. joining me now, the secretary of the treasury, jack lew. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> good to be with you. >> this week both you and the president seemed to be trying to panic the markets about both raising the debt ceiling and the government shutdown, saying that they should be more concerned. here's the president. >> i think this time's different. i think they should be concerned. when you have a situation in which a faction is willing potentially to default on u.s. government obligations, then we are in trouble. >> but so far the markets are shrugging it off. the dow jones dropped just 1.2% this week. nasdaq was actually up more than 0.5%. aren't your efforts failing to try to use the markets to put pressure on republicans to cave? >> you know, chris, it's my job to try to make sure we strengthen the economy, and i spend every day trying to do that. that's why it's so important for congress to act, to open up the government to make sure we can pa
congress must raise the debt ceiling in less than two weeks, or for the first time in our history, the country goes into default. joining me now, the secretary of the treasury, jack lew. welcome back to "fox news sunday." >> good to be with you. >> this week both you and the president seemed to be trying to panic the markets about both raising the debt ceiling and the government shutdown, saying that they should be more concerned. here's the president. >> i think...
59
59
Jun 7, 2013
06/13
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 59
favorite 0
quote 0
some say they do do not want the debt ceiling raised under that mechanism. >> the senate doesn't want that to happen? >> they don't want the congress committee to be the mechanism for raising the debt ceiling. >> difference between the majority and the minority. the responsibility of the majority is to govern and move in the direction of solving challenges. the responsibility of the minority is to create a contrast and to hold the other side to account. so the roles are different. that's not to say they're right or wrong. the roles are different. >> on immigration, some of those folks rand paul, marco rubio, are coming to the republican study committee to talk about immigration reform. can you talk about how you feel about the immigration reform discussion thus far? do you think of yourself more of a marco rubio or rand paul or mike lee? >> i think of myself more as a bob -- a member of the house who recognizes that, regardless of what the senate work product is in the area of immigration, what the house will do is take this in a step-by-step fashion, and i think that decision, which
some say they do do not want the debt ceiling raised under that mechanism. >> the senate doesn't want that to happen? >> they don't want the congress committee to be the mechanism for raising the debt ceiling. >> difference between the majority and the minority. the responsibility of the majority is to govern and move in the direction of solving challenges. the responsibility of the minority is to create a contrast and to hold the other side to account. so the roles are...
171
171
Oct 9, 2013
10/13
by
WUSA
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
the debt ceiling. ken molistina on how it went down if tonight's big story. >> reporter: it was back in 2006 when then senator barack obama took to the senate floor and said he intended to oppose the effort to increase the debt limit. s to he is calling a different tune. >> if they refuse to raise the debt ceiling, america cannot meet its financial obligations for the first time in 225 years. >> reporter: s had comments are a back drop -- his comments are a back drop to the government shutdown with no end in sight. the president and john boehner both offered jabs today. >> if there is unconditional surrender, then he'll sit down and talk to us. >> we shouldn't have to get reprieve to keep our government open. >> reporter: but the words didn't offer much in the way of a solution. the president and democrats want congress to pass a spending bill and debt limit increase without future spending. >> we can't raise the debt ceiling without doing something about what is driving us to borrow more money and to
the debt ceiling. ken molistina on how it went down if tonight's big story. >> reporter: it was back in 2006 when then senator barack obama took to the senate floor and said he intended to oppose the effort to increase the debt limit. s to he is calling a different tune. >> if they refuse to raise the debt ceiling, america cannot meet its financial obligations for the first time in 225 years. >> reporter: s had comments are a back drop -- his comments are a back drop to the...
231
231
Jan 2, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 231
favorite 0
quote 0
they may be unable to pay the bills if the debt ceiling is not raised. that debt default will no doubt send the u.s. economy back into could have more deleterious effect than falling off the fiscal cliff couwould h. >> tim geithner put in measures to avoid that. >> at the end of the month we are talking about these issues all over again. >> lauren simonetti fox business network. thank you. >> 15 after the hour. still to come the temperatures are plummeting and that means your risk of certain health problems rises. what you need to watch out for during the winter to avoid a trip to the doctor's office. several nurses fired for refusing flu shots. wait until you hear this story. >> was we go to break a look at the gas prices. national average 3.29 cents an ounce -- announce. $3.29. that is unchanged from yesterday. >> it is 19 minutes after the hour. here are quick headlines. it may be another reason to cut back on sugar. it can cause you to over eat. a new study finds when people eat fructose sugar it turns off part of the brain that tells you when you ar
they may be unable to pay the bills if the debt ceiling is not raised. that debt default will no doubt send the u.s. economy back into could have more deleterious effect than falling off the fiscal cliff couwould h. >> tim geithner put in measures to avoid that. >> at the end of the month we are talking about these issues all over again. >> lauren simonetti fox business network. thank you. >> 15 after the hour. still to come the temperatures are plummeting and that means...
90
90
Oct 10, 2013
10/13
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 90
favorite 0
quote 0
is also just a week away from a crucial debt line, the debt ceiling -- if the debt ceiling isn't raised the u.s. could default for the first time. serious situation here. how are those negotiations going? the treasury secretary is giving evidence even as we speak, and he has warned that any default with failure to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling will have serious implications for the united states economy. and therefore, by extense for the world economy. some republicans are saying look, if we don't start, we would immediately be in default, we could do some sort of deal in the longer term, but there is no immediate pressing concern. what other financial experts are saying this is a hugely unpredictable area. ronald ragan warned against it when he is president, so he is saying please don't do this because we don't know what the consequences will be. but there's a real concern that the recovery they are begin tock see that could be tanked if they decide not do raise the debt ceiling. there are many that are weary of this, but they also want to see if they can get a longer deal. so
is also just a week away from a crucial debt line, the debt ceiling -- if the debt ceiling isn't raised the u.s. could default for the first time. serious situation here. how are those negotiations going? the treasury secretary is giving evidence even as we speak, and he has warned that any default with failure to reach a deal to raise the debt ceiling will have serious implications for the united states economy. and therefore, by extense for the world economy. some republicans are saying look,...
124
124
Oct 15, 2013
10/13
by
FBC
tv
eye 124
favorite 0
quote 0
because we have not raise the debt ceiling. and you miss one bill that be raise our borrowing costs. and define a default. they are finding it is difficult to do that. if the house could pass a bill tonight, it would contain what is known as message that would go to senate and shave days off procedure it bow would take sene to bridge it back to the house, that is why they want to pass something now. gerri: all right deadline looming, million americaas hoping they don't reach that deadline. >> thank you. gerri: now we want to know what you think, hire is our question, you are sick of shut down, log on to gerriwillis.com, i'll show you results at the end of the show, market hit again today by stalemate in washington. and tonight, credit rating agency fitch put u.s.'s triple a credit rating on what they call, rating watch negative. it means it is under review forever a possible downgrade, doing it for what they call, a political brinkmanship going on in washington d.c., rick. this move by fitch, how meaningful is this? what could
because we have not raise the debt ceiling. and you miss one bill that be raise our borrowing costs. and define a default. they are finding it is difficult to do that. if the house could pass a bill tonight, it would contain what is known as message that would go to senate and shave days off procedure it bow would take sene to bridge it back to the house, that is why they want to pass something now. gerri: all right deadline looming, million americaas hoping they don't reach that deadline....
88
88
Oct 10, 2013
10/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 88
favorite 0
quote 0
about our debt ceiling raise, interest rates are likely to raise. raise in capital will become a problem. do you have any thoughts on what that's going to be doing to our silicon valley entrepreneurs? mr. honda: well, it's a dampening effect. i think people are less likely to invest. even though there's a great faith in the kinds of activities we have in silicon valley. i think those who have the resources to make the investments, they're going to be looking at it twice before they can move forward. i think that they're very concerned about the government's behavior in terms of how we manufacture crisis around the debt limit, how we manufacture crisis about the c.r. or the budget. and all we need is what we proposed a few months ago and that is a good balanced budget that would drive this country forward economically and logically. no family functions without a good budget. and what we're doing is we created a budgetary crisis that guarantees -- they've already done it -- closure of the government or the dysfunction of a family. and when you do that
about our debt ceiling raise, interest rates are likely to raise. raise in capital will become a problem. do you have any thoughts on what that's going to be doing to our silicon valley entrepreneurs? mr. honda: well, it's a dampening effect. i think people are less likely to invest. even though there's a great faith in the kinds of activities we have in silicon valley. i think those who have the resources to make the investments, they're going to be looking at it twice before they can move...
102
102
Sep 19, 2013
09/13
by
CNBC
tv
eye 102
favorite 0
quote 0
if the debt ceiling doesn't get raised what happens? >> i think if the debt ceiling doesn't get raised, or if we get some sort of grand bargain which it doesn't seem we're close to that but let's say we do, i think that's a negative for the stock market because if you don't have the debt ceiling raised or you get a grand bargain you've put a permanent fiscal ceiling. >> what kind of grand bargain are your thinking about? >> anything that caps fiscal spending. i'm not advocating one way or the other. i'm talking about market perspective. >> that's so bullish for the economy. >> listen -- >> you sound like ben bernanke. he's afraid of spending cuts. >> you have to separate economics from the financial markets. the financial markets have not priced in any type of agreement. the financial markets are betting the fact that there will be no agreement and they will get continued quantitative easing. >> i see. at the bottom of that it took him a while to get that out. what he's angling for is no deal so the fed will ease. do you agree. >> there
if the debt ceiling doesn't get raised what happens? >> i think if the debt ceiling doesn't get raised, or if we get some sort of grand bargain which it doesn't seem we're close to that but let's say we do, i think that's a negative for the stock market because if you don't have the debt ceiling raised or you get a grand bargain you've put a permanent fiscal ceiling. >> what kind of grand bargain are your thinking about? >> anything that caps fiscal spending. i'm not...
176
176
Oct 11, 2013
10/13
by
CNN
tv
eye 176
favorite 0
quote 1
the house gop plan would raise the debt ceiling for six weeks in exchange for further budget talks and with any hope, clear the air for discussion on reopening the government. it's been 11 days now since the government partially shut down, sending more than 400,000 federal workers on furlough. at last count. and disrupting services, and no pressure here, but we will also be hitting the debt ceiling on thursday, at which the government will not have all the money to pay all its bills. the house is not expected to vote today on the gop plan to raise the debt limit in the short term. now we're hearing this weekend, perhaps. earlier in the day, president obama met with senate republicans at the white house just as he met with house republicans last night. i want to bring in one of the players who was in that meeting this morning, senator johnny isaacson from georgia. i want to apologize ahead of time because when carney comes out, in case he has something important to say, i will rudely cut you off, then we'll come back to you after he's done. >> i've been bumped by jay before. >> is that
the house gop plan would raise the debt ceiling for six weeks in exchange for further budget talks and with any hope, clear the air for discussion on reopening the government. it's been 11 days now since the government partially shut down, sending more than 400,000 federal workers on furlough. at last count. and disrupting services, and no pressure here, but we will also be hitting the debt ceiling on thursday, at which the government will not have all the money to pay all its bills. the house...
196
196
Oct 9, 2013
10/13
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 196
favorite 0
quote 0
this is they're latest plan to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling. is it a workable solution or a political ploy? >> we've heard this before. it's happened many times before, and these committees usually fail to come up with an agreement. i could envision a scenario. in fact, it's the most likely scenario right around the 17th both boehner and obama say, all right, we'll raise the debt ceiling and end the shutdown at least for a while in exchange for some committee that will look at options. maybe it will last for a couple of months. that means the cloud continues to persist. we could get into mid-december and have another crisis if this committee doesn't come up with anything meaningful. >> and they are watching overseas as well. how is the shutdown affecting global investors with interests here in the u.s.? >> for now it's not enormous, although the backup in yields on short-term bills yesterday was troubling. i would say for investors around the world there are two concerns. we've talked about default. i think default maybe is a 20% chance. it's n
this is they're latest plan to re-open the government and raise the debt ceiling. is it a workable solution or a political ploy? >> we've heard this before. it's happened many times before, and these committees usually fail to come up with an agreement. i could envision a scenario. in fact, it's the most likely scenario right around the 17th both boehner and obama say, all right, we'll raise the debt ceiling and end the shutdown at least for a while in exchange for some committee that...
123
123
Jan 15, 2013
01/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 123
favorite 0
quote 0
trimg the deficit should be separate from the debt ceiling. >> raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more. all it does is a america will pay its bills. we are not a deadbeat nation. >> john boehner said the american people do not support raising the debt ceiling without reducing government spending at the same time. >> listen to this. a medical scare in a buffalo, new york veteran's hospital. many may have been exposed to hiv. the pens are designed to be used by one person, but many of them were used on multiple people. >> surfers, beware. you have to look at this video. it's shocking. >> standing on the shore? >> he has his toes in the water. two sharks were spotted dangerously close to shore in honolulu. this was off of oahu. they are like ten feet offshore. >> i will call him a dingaling if he is in the water. >> he's a hero. >> there is flooding and ice. from the weather center, you said snow is on the way as well? >> that's right. it's coming to you guys. it's coming into a north and west of new york into connecticut as well. that's not today's concern. we have the s
trimg the deficit should be separate from the debt ceiling. >> raising the debt ceiling does not authorize us to spend more. all it does is a america will pay its bills. we are not a deadbeat nation. >> john boehner said the american people do not support raising the debt ceiling without reducing government spending at the same time. >> listen to this. a medical scare in a buffalo, new york veteran's hospital. many may have been exposed to hiv. the pens are designed to be used...
193
193
Oct 15, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 193
favorite 0
quote 0
default by raising the debt ceiling. you know, we don't need any more self-inflicted wounds from congress. the economy is already paying a price as outside analysts have noted. there is already a cost to the economy, and therefore, to growth and jobs from this behavior. and it's important, as i think so many americans believe, that it stop, that congress simply fulfill its basic responsibilities to open the government, to fund it at again, levels that were set by republicans so that we can get about the business of negotiating in good faith over longer term budget proposals. i'm not going to. >> but there are provisions on -- you are talking about the short-term increase in the debt ceilinging in the cr if you're not going to talk about the obama care provisions which are also on the table. i mean, you're talking about the short-term he debt ceiling and cr provisions. even if these are small fry gives on obama care, doesn't it violate the principle that the president set out there that he will not negotiate on obama care
default by raising the debt ceiling. you know, we don't need any more self-inflicted wounds from congress. the economy is already paying a price as outside analysts have noted. there is already a cost to the economy, and therefore, to growth and jobs from this behavior. and it's important, as i think so many americans believe, that it stop, that congress simply fulfill its basic responsibilities to open the government, to fund it at again, levels that were set by republicans so that we can get...
278
278
Sep 19, 2013
09/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 278
favorite 0
quote 0
states the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to ex tort a president or -- >> what ignited that response up next. >> someone isic with aing up and their dreams are coming true. grab your power baltic -- power ball tickets. fox and friends is starting right now. ♪ >> green and blue out there protecting the streets of new york city for us. thank you for joining us. it is thursday, welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather childers. >> i am ainsley earhardt. it is 31 minutes after the top of the hour. we begin with an exclusive interview with bashar al-assad. he sat down with gregg palkot and dennis kucinich. in it he admits to having chemical weapons but blames the terrorists for carrying out the horrific attack last month. >> it is clear from the interview that nothing about this agreement to get him to turn over his chemical weapons is going to be quick and easy. they confirm sarin bagas was us in syria. the trajectory of the rockets themselves that link the attack to bashar al-assad. he acknowledged that his country has chemical pweapons but he
states the debt ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to ex tort a president or -- >> what ignited that response up next. >> someone isic with aing up and their dreams are coming true. grab your power baltic -- power ball tickets. fox and friends is starting right now. ♪ >> green and blue out there protecting the streets of new york city for us. thank you for joining us. it is thursday, welcome to "fox & friends first". i am heather...
91
91
Oct 13, 2013
10/13
by
KPIX
tv
eye 91
favorite 0
quote 0
. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ to raise the debt ceiling fo year fai >>> high hopes for ending the federal government shutdown were dashed today when a test vote to raise the debt ceiling for a year failed. senate majority leader harry reed and minority leader mitch mcconnell are still talking. reed is hopeful that a deal can be reached within the next 48 hours. but no solution seems imminent. house speaker john boehner says president obama talks have stalled. he wants concessions from the president but mr. obama says there can be no conditions. thursday is the deadline to raise the debt ceiling. >>> the government shutdown led to the postponement of today's sand castle contest planned for ocean beach. this was supposed to be the 30th annual contest but the beach is part of the golden gate national recreation area which has had workers furloughed because of the shutdown of the event serves as a fundraiser, and they provide art programs for san francisco schools. >>> michelle obama won't be visiting the bay area this weekend because of the shutdown. the first lady was sup
. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ to raise the debt ceiling fo year fai >>> high hopes for ending the federal government shutdown were dashed today when a test vote to raise the debt ceiling for a year failed. senate majority leader harry reed and minority leader mitch mcconnell are still talking. reed is hopeful that a deal can be reached within the next 48 hours. but no solution seems imminent. house speaker john boehner says president obama talks have stalled. he wants...
17
17
tv
eye 17
favorite 0
quote 0
government and raise the debt ceiling but the root causes of congress' most fierce battle in recent history remain on addressed. as the detainee hunger strike again time of a prison continues our t.v. gains rare access to the infamous u.s. detention center. you've heard about it like several movies but you don't really need it and this is a place that people will forget about why they don't ever think about it. and we ask those who make the facility tick what it's really like to work there and do they have any regrets. plus britain's prime minister slams the guardian newspaper over its reporting on whistleblower edward snowden's anas a leaks and calls for an investigation. this is r.t. coming to live from moscow with me marina joshing a financial catastrophe has been averted in the united states but only for the time being president obama has signed a last minute deal and ending it to we government shutdown and avoiding a default but as our disney's now explains the dad cloggs merely been restarted. after the vote some bloggers joked see you back here in three months now bats referring to t
government and raise the debt ceiling but the root causes of congress' most fierce battle in recent history remain on addressed. as the detainee hunger strike again time of a prison continues our t.v. gains rare access to the infamous u.s. detention center. you've heard about it like several movies but you don't really need it and this is a place that people will forget about why they don't ever think about it. and we ask those who make the facility tick what it's really like to work there and...
97
97
Sep 25, 2013
09/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 97
favorite 0
quote 0
the leverage is not raising the debt ceiling. the american people do not want unrelated items being used as leverage around shutting down the government are increasing down the government or increasing the debt ceiling. -- kyle is on our line for democrats. georgia. you are on with charisma john delaney. caller: i am not a democratic caller. i don't want to misrepresent your position, but something you said concerned me. -- seem to scene brush off the debt crisis, and increasing of the debt ceiling, it is kind of like a false argument. is it your position it is not a big deal? and, two, would there be a debt figured that you would be concerned we would not be able to dig our way out of? guest: that is a good question. i do think we have a debt issue in this country but the debt ceiling is not central to that issue. the debt ceiling has to be raised because of commitments congress has already raised. across the last several congress is going back 10 or 15 years we made spending decisions am a taxing decisions, commitments. and we
the leverage is not raising the debt ceiling. the american people do not want unrelated items being used as leverage around shutting down the government are increasing down the government or increasing the debt ceiling. -- kyle is on our line for democrats. georgia. you are on with charisma john delaney. caller: i am not a democratic caller. i don't want to misrepresent your position, but something you said concerned me. -- seem to scene brush off the debt crisis, and increasing of the debt...
57
57
Oct 9, 2013
10/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 57
favorite 0
quote 0
raise the debt ceiling. and then you negotiate. this game of chicken is costing economicry too much doom or failure. a lot of heartache. i think the president was very authentic and genuine today. i did not even vote for him in two elections, but the republicans are doing him a disservice, the way they are holding the country hostage. they failed to win. you know what? when midterm elections come, they are going to lose even more. >> they will be back at me in taking up a couple of republican sponsored bills. one would be partial funding for the federal aviation administration. the other is with the payment of death benefits to veterans. the army times is writing about that this evening in the headline. -- here we go.s shutdown of death benefits for military families. number ofa growing military families are facing temporary denial of the $100,000 gratuity benefit the defense department typically provides after service members are killed while on active duty. they say at least 17 troops have died, since the shutdown began october 1
raise the debt ceiling. and then you negotiate. this game of chicken is costing economicry too much doom or failure. a lot of heartache. i think the president was very authentic and genuine today. i did not even vote for him in two elections, but the republicans are doing him a disservice, the way they are holding the country hostage. they failed to win. you know what? when midterm elections come, they are going to lose even more. >> they will be back at me in taking up a couple of...
106
106
Sep 19, 2013
09/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 106
favorite 0
quote 0
we can't keep raising the debt ceiling every time we need money. i'm surprised young people aren't taking to the streets, protesting how terrible this country is being managed financially. let me bring you to the president's foreign policy. remember back in 2008 then presidential candidate obama promised to improve america's image overseas. >> we will improve our moral standing in the world. we will once again lead the world. not just militarily but diplomatically, economically. >> during his first year in office president obama receive ed a nobel peace prize. five years later as we see what's happening with syria, russia, egypt, owe friends in the uk saying no to a strike in syria and even brazil's president dissing president obama saying no to a state dinner at the white house in october. has the president made america's standing in the world worse? >> no question american influence is diminished from what it's been and from the days we won the cold war and george h.w. bush had the world behind him to throw the iraqis out of kuwait. when the pres
we can't keep raising the debt ceiling every time we need money. i'm surprised young people aren't taking to the streets, protesting how terrible this country is being managed financially. let me bring you to the president's foreign policy. remember back in 2008 then presidential candidate obama promised to improve america's image overseas. >> we will improve our moral standing in the world. we will once again lead the world. not just militarily but diplomatically, economically. >>...
293
293
Oct 9, 2013
10/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 293
favorite 0
quote 0
we don't have to keep raising the debt ceiling to pay our bills. all or not that is possible or doable, we don't know because as several senior house republican sources have emphasized to me, it's hard to discuss what's doable with their members if there's no discussions with the white house. >> here's the president. >> good afternoon. over the past five years, america has fought its way back from the worst recession since the great depression. we've passed historic reforms to prevent another crisis, and to protect consumers. over the past three and a half years, our businesses have created 7.5 million new jobs. our housing market is rebounding. manufacturing is growing. the auto industry has come roaring back. and since i took office, we've cut the deficit in half. now, i think everybody understands we still have a lot of work to do to rebuild the middle class, but we've made progress. and we shouldn't do anything to threaten that progress. for these hard won gains have made a difference to millions of americans and in part, we can thank the extra
we don't have to keep raising the debt ceiling to pay our bills. all or not that is possible or doable, we don't know because as several senior house republican sources have emphasized to me, it's hard to discuss what's doable with their members if there's no discussions with the white house. >> here's the president. >> good afternoon. over the past five years, america has fought its way back from the worst recession since the great depression. we've passed historic reforms to...
64
64
Oct 13, 2013
10/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
why all this talk about raising the debt ceiling? i don't have the luxury of reason mike debt ceiling so we have to cut back on our spending. why no talk about cutting back on spending he e we have a president who said it was immoral on principle to raise the debt ceiling. that is after $6 trillion of added debt. that is all he talks about. i just do not understand why no cutting back on spending. pages one to continue to spend. like the gentleman from california said, we are heading to a major test the something is not done. front page of "cq weekly" talks about the debt deadline -- just to read you a little bit of that article in this week's "cq weekly" -- anthony is on the republican line. i am wondering if mandatory spending is the same as the law that was passed in years ago which any federal agency that provides funds has to spend their entire funds for the year to receive the 10% the following year. is that what the republicans in congress are trying to cut back on so this debt is not floated out of the water, which i feel tha
why all this talk about raising the debt ceiling? i don't have the luxury of reason mike debt ceiling so we have to cut back on our spending. why no talk about cutting back on spending he e we have a president who said it was immoral on principle to raise the debt ceiling. that is after $6 trillion of added debt. that is all he talks about. i just do not understand why no cutting back on spending. pages one to continue to spend. like the gentleman from california said, we are heading to a major...
115
115
Jan 23, 2013
01/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 115
favorite 0
quote 0
chairman, i believe the congress needs to raise the debt ceiling. i believe the best way to achieve these goals is three long term balanced approach. it is not clear to me that this bill is liable to achieve these goals. unlike my chairman, i have not had enough time to look at this. we just got it this morning. as you know, we just received it yesterday. that raises constitutional questions. i think it deserves a serious look. as he continued the provisions, i hope you will grant an open rule so we can see if these improvements need to be made. house administration is responsible for members and a -- pay. we know the 27th amendment -- i am not a constitutional lawyer of any kind. i apologize for that. the members compensation, you may need to adjust that. it is unclear on what pay is withheld, benefits and a host of other considerations. as we continue to review the bill, we need to improve the legislation. the only way you can publish that is by adopting an open rule. i encourage this committee to adopt one. thank you for your time. >> thank you,
chairman, i believe the congress needs to raise the debt ceiling. i believe the best way to achieve these goals is three long term balanced approach. it is not clear to me that this bill is liable to achieve these goals. unlike my chairman, i have not had enough time to look at this. we just got it this morning. as you know, we just received it yesterday. that raises constitutional questions. i think it deserves a serious look. as he continued the provisions, i hope you will grant an open rule...
147
147
Jan 24, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 147
favorite 0
quote 0
for spending cuts for every dollar in debt ceiling raised. that is not what you got this time. and you have put the focus on senate democrats, a political tactic, perhaps a very successful one. but is that really a tactical retreat? >> i don't think so at all, chuck. and i was curious to hear steny's comments about this being a gimmick. 86 democrats supported the bill that we had on the floor yesterday, the no budget, no pay, so clearly they didn't think it was a gimmick. this was a bipartisan effort. look, if you look at the goal, we've got to get our fiscal house in order, we've got to balance the budget, and in order to do that, the senate actually has to produce a budget, which they haven't done in nearly four years. the house has had budgets for each of the last two years that actually get to balance. so what we did, in this bill, is to say to the senate, look, you've got to do a budget. families do budgets, businesses do budgets, employers do budgets. the senate has not done a budget in nearly four years, so this is the challenge for th
for spending cuts for every dollar in debt ceiling raised. that is not what you got this time. and you have put the focus on senate democrats, a political tactic, perhaps a very successful one. but is that really a tactical retreat? >> i don't think so at all, chuck. and i was curious to hear steny's comments about this being a gimmick. 86 democrats supported the bill that we had on the floor yesterday, the no budget, no pay, so clearly they didn't think it was a gimmick. this was a...
168
168
Jan 15, 2013
01/13
by
FOXNEWSW
tv
eye 168
favorite 0
quote 0
raising the debt ceiling. here is what the anointed one said in 2006, said leadership means the buck stops here, washington is shifting burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and our grandchildren. er america has a debt, and a failure of leadership. americans deserve better, i, therefore, intend to oppose the efforts to increase american's debt limit so he is doing what he said shouldn't be done. but in doing so is demonstrating his morale superiority. the second thing we saw today is on full display he said republicans were sus spishus about social security and government support for the elderly and spending money on medical research, then, about programs aimed at making sure kids in poverty are getting enough to eat. now this, snot only deeply dishonest it's a gross distorgs. a lecture coming from a man responsible for a massive increase in poverty during his presidency. a third thing we saw is how deeply misunderstood his facts are. saying his plan would claim $4 trillion next decade but
raising the debt ceiling. here is what the anointed one said in 2006, said leadership means the buck stops here, washington is shifting burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and our grandchildren. er america has a debt, and a failure of leadership. americans deserve better, i, therefore, intend to oppose the efforts to increase american's debt limit so he is doing what he said shouldn't be done. but in doing so is demonstrating his morale superiority. the second thing we...
150
150
Jan 12, 2013
01/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 150
favorite 0
quote 0
refuses to raise the debt ceiling coming up, the u.s. go in default. that could trigger a worse economy reaction than we feared in the fiscal cliff situation. we have the latest. if republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling there's the possibility that the president can work around the congress, but it's likely. >> there are a couple of possibilities that are being floated around, thomas. one is that the white house could use the 14th amendment, that would allow the president to increase the debt ceiling without congress' approval, and it says validity of the public debt of the united states shall not be questioned. some democrats wrote a letter to the white house on friday saying it gives the president the authority to increase the debt ceiling unilaterally, and another option that is floated is to essentially mint a platinum coin worth a trillion dollars. this is a idea that dates back to a 1997 appropriations bill that deals with the issue. the white house saying they do not believe that this gives nem the authority to mint a trill
refuses to raise the debt ceiling coming up, the u.s. go in default. that could trigger a worse economy reaction than we feared in the fiscal cliff situation. we have the latest. if republicans refuse to raise the debt ceiling there's the possibility that the president can work around the congress, but it's likely. >> there are a couple of possibilities that are being floated around, thomas. one is that the white house could use the 14th amendment, that would allow the president to...
81
81
Oct 10, 2013
10/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
this idea of the president going through the debt ceiling and raising the debt ceiling on his own. what do you make of that possibility? guest: we have had discussions eighth amendment. do the creditors of the united states believe we have enough money to pay our debts and do we have the political will to pay our debts. they do not want to know if there is a cute trick we can pull up. they want to know if we have the willingness to pay our debts. that is the essential question. that is why republicans must join with democrats to raise the debt ceiling. we must do it. it cannot be conditional on the affordable care act. they have to do it. it is our patriotic duty to make sure we safeguard the full faith and credit of the united states. host: a week from the debt ceiling deadline. do you think that will happen? guest: i believe people are essentially good no matter how they are behaving at the moment. i believe republicans are going to come to their senses. there are 24 members of the republican caucus who say they will do the responsible thing. i asked jon banner to let us vote. as
this idea of the president going through the debt ceiling and raising the debt ceiling on his own. what do you make of that possibility? guest: we have had discussions eighth amendment. do the creditors of the united states believe we have enough money to pay our debts and do we have the political will to pay our debts. they do not want to know if there is a cute trick we can pull up. they want to know if we have the willingness to pay our debts. that is the essential question. that is why...
184
184
tv
eye 184
favorite 0
quote 0
agreed to raise the debt ceiling on say temporary basis. some republicans are encouraged by that idea but bainer is calling the president's proposal and something he's not interested in. >> the greatest nation on earth shouldn't have to get permission from a group to keep the government open. >> this is not about me. frankly, not about republicans. this about is saving our future for our kids and grandkids, and the only way this is going to happen is in fact have a conversation. >> meantime, military families are literally paying the price as they grieve. the cost of funerals and burials are not being reimbursed and survivor benefits have come to a halt. here's pentagon representative barbara starr. >> reporter: for these troops just killed in afghanistan, their families are being denied government death benefits until the shutdown is over. >> that america could fail the families of our fallen heroes. appalling, frightening, shouldn't we be embarrassed about this? shouldn't we be ashamed? >> reporter: marine lance corporal jeremiah michael
agreed to raise the debt ceiling on say temporary basis. some republicans are encouraged by that idea but bainer is calling the president's proposal and something he's not interested in. >> the greatest nation on earth shouldn't have to get permission from a group to keep the government open. >> this is not about me. frankly, not about republicans. this about is saving our future for our kids and grandkids, and the only way this is going to happen is in fact have a conversation....
81
81
Oct 15, 2013
10/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 81
favorite 0
quote 0
limit for raising the debt ceiling for default? >> those are two different things. on october 17, as the treasury secretary has noted, the united states runs out of borrowing authority. and beyond that point, we only have cash on hand available on hand to pay our bills. the secretary of treasury has testified to this. so i would put to his statements about that fact. but as everyone knows, in order to meet all of our obligations as a country, the united states needs borrowing authority in order to make sure that all of our bills are paid. all of the obligations that congress has made, all of the bills that congress has incurred will come due. and if we can only pay those bills with cash on hand, that is a problem -- >> we have a countdown clock and counting down to midnight tomorrow, but is it midnight tomorrow? >> i would -- as much as i would like to improve the quality of the coubtdown clocks, i would have to refer you to treasury on the minute and hour. >> when does congress need to act by? do they need to pass something by tom
limit for raising the debt ceiling for default? >> those are two different things. on october 17, as the treasury secretary has noted, the united states runs out of borrowing authority. and beyond that point, we only have cash on hand available on hand to pay our bills. the secretary of treasury has testified to this. so i would put to his statements about that fact. but as everyone knows, in order to meet all of our obligations as a country, the united states needs borrowing authority in...
275
275
Sep 18, 2013
09/13
by
CNNW
tv
eye 275
favorite 0
quote 0
the debt ceiling? >> the president has been very clear on that. here is where we are on the debt ceiling. for the first time ever in 2011 the republicans decided they were going to threaten if they don't get 100% their way they will get into default for the first time causing tremendous consequences. we can't allow that to be the norm here where one party doesn't get what they want and they don't win elections and can't pass thing and hold the full faith and credit of the united states hostage. they have to do their job which is paid the bills they already incurred it is paying for spending this congress authorized. >> hold the thought for a moment. i want to continue this conversation. take a quick break. more with dan pfeiffer including this, should the president put obama care on the back burner at least for a year to make peace with congressional republicans? we'll ask dan pfeiffer about that, and two former defense secretaries who both worked for president obama get this, they are now voicing some
the debt ceiling? >> the president has been very clear on that. here is where we are on the debt ceiling. for the first time ever in 2011 the republicans decided they were going to threaten if they don't get 100% their way they will get into default for the first time causing tremendous consequences. we can't allow that to be the norm here where one party doesn't get what they want and they don't win elections and can't pass thing and hold the full faith and credit of the united states...
251
251
tv
eye 251
favorite 0
quote 0
that's why fights over raising the debt ceiling happen. the latest standoff catching the eyes of some of the biggest names on wall street, urging washington not to play politics here. >> there's precedent for a government shutdown. there's no precedent for default. with the most important economy in the world, with the reserve currency in the world, payments have to go out to people if money doesn't flow in, then money doesn't flow out. we haven't really seen this before and i'm not anxious to be part of the process that witnesses it. >> both sighs deserve a spanking for this. the fact they're not talking, haven't been talking for the last six months is terrible. >> a debt ceiling doesn't make any sense. it makes absolutely no sense to let it be used as a leverage for other things. you want to change laws on abortion, immigration, you name it, tax laws, whether, let that be a piece of legislation that people hammer out. to tie it to something about whether you break the promises of the united states government to people all over the world
that's why fights over raising the debt ceiling happen. the latest standoff catching the eyes of some of the biggest names on wall street, urging washington not to play politics here. >> there's precedent for a government shutdown. there's no precedent for default. with the most important economy in the world, with the reserve currency in the world, payments have to go out to people if money doesn't flow in, then money doesn't flow out. we haven't really seen this before and i'm not...
68
68
Oct 17, 2013
10/13
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 68
favorite 0
quote 0
raise this debt ceiling? that was the question being raised yesterday. no.e 18 people voted they basically took the principled position that we have to start now, not tomorrow, to do something about this debt. is from arlington virginia and on our republican line -- arlington, virginia, and on our republican line. my notes out. i used to be a journalist. my points are the things that have not been discussed. ofst of all one-third workers are freelance. geteconomy is not going to at. everybody is blaming the republicans, blame technology. everybody loves the free access. us the jobs. it is costing us the businesses that we know that used to be rick businesses -- brick businesses. ecological companies are the ones responsible for a lot of tax dollars -- technology companies are the ones responsible for a lot of tax dollars going out of the country. a lot of money is being thrown at startups in the tech industry. we are learning what we thought was a free ride was actually an expensive one. we have been paying w
raise this debt ceiling? that was the question being raised yesterday. no.e 18 people voted they basically took the principled position that we have to start now, not tomorrow, to do something about this debt. is from arlington virginia and on our republican line -- arlington, virginia, and on our republican line. my notes out. i used to be a journalist. my points are the things that have not been discussed. ofst of all one-third workers are freelance. geteconomy is not going to at. everybody...
146
146
Oct 16, 2013
10/13
by
CNBC
tv
eye 146
favorite 0
quote 0
february 7th is the day the debt ceiling needs to be raised. that's also the beginning of tax refund season. we had the same problem earlier this year, and the republicans had agreed to raise the debt ceiling out to may 19th to get through the tax refund system season. we're expecting a less controversial fight in february. we slightly disagree with robert costa in what we said before. the polling data is very, very bad. the fiscal cliff hurt the republicans. this hurt the republicans. they don't want to have another dried down brinksmanship. >> that's what they said two months ago before ted cruz went out, and don't get me wrong, he is a smart guy. >> sure. >> i agree with him about getting rid of obama care. i would have done it differently. what you just said is what republicans told me on this show and elsewhere time and again, we don't want a government shutdown. we know it will be unpopular. and they did it anyway. >> yeah, you know, if cruz had been successful, he would have been 2016 presidential candidate number one. but now we'll have
february 7th is the day the debt ceiling needs to be raised. that's also the beginning of tax refund season. we had the same problem earlier this year, and the republicans had agreed to raise the debt ceiling out to may 19th to get through the tax refund system season. we're expecting a less controversial fight in february. we slightly disagree with robert costa in what we said before. the polling data is very, very bad. the fiscal cliff hurt the republicans. this hurt the republicans. they...
130
130
Sep 19, 2013
09/13
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 130
favorite 0
quote 0
ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to extort a president or a governing party. and trying to force issues that have nothing to do with the budget and have nothing to do with the debt. >> senate democrats say they will reject any house bill that strips money from the president's health care law. >>> moving now to an nbc exclusive. for the first time, millions of americans are hearing from the new president of iran. ann curry flew to rap to interview the leader. he says iran and people are now a different country, one willing to make a deal. >> can you say that iran will not build a nuclear weapon under any circumstances? >> translator: the answer to this question is quite obvious. we have time and again said that under no circumstances would be seek any weapons of mass destruction including nuclear weapons. nor will we ever. >> he also confirmed he has exchanged letters with president obama. he calls them tiny steps for an important future. that future starts next week. at the u.n. where a meeting with mr. obama is not off the table. the white house says i
ceiling or the threat of not raising the debt ceiling being used to extort a president or a governing party. and trying to force issues that have nothing to do with the budget and have nothing to do with the debt. >> senate democrats say they will reject any house bill that strips money from the president's health care law. >>> moving now to an nbc exclusive. for the first time, millions of americans are hearing from the new president of iran. ann curry flew to rap to interview...